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Watch | The Saturday Panel | Autumn international preview

The Saturday Panel beleive Ireland's opponents Argentina will offer a stiff test in this evening'...



Watch | The Saturday Panel | A...
Rugby

Watch | The Saturday Panel | Autumn international preview

The Saturday Panel beleive Ireland's opponents Argentina will offer a stiff test in this evening's first in the Aviva Stadium.

Ireland face the Pumas in their first home outing of the Autumn internationals. 

Schmidt's men saw off the Italy with ease in Foxoboro stadium in Chicago last weekend. 

Johne Murphy, Cian Tracey and Andy Dunne joined Nathan Murphy on The Saturday Panel. 

Johne Murphy believes the Argentines will offer a completely different test today in Lansdowne Road.

The former player says the spread it too large on Ireland, and fancies a far closer game than the odds suggest. 

"The one worry that I would have is that Argentina are probably battle hardened after the Rugby Championship. I don't think it's going to catch Ireland on the hop but I don't think it's an eighteen point spread - I don't think it's worth that. 

The panel also spoke of next week's massive test game between Ireland and the All-Blacks in Aviva stadium.

Johne Murphy believes it's important for Ireland but certainly not crucial ahead of next year's World Cup in the land of the rising sun. 

"I think next week is a massive game in terms of a barometer of where they are going into next year but it's be all and end all."

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